לֶחֶם

Strong’s Definition

food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

Etymology & Derivation

from H3898 (לָחַם); See also H1036 (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה)

KJV Usage

(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.bread, food, grain
• 2.bread
• 3.food (generally)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: lechem; Pronunciation: lekh'-em